ST. PAUL, Minn. — Left wing Max Jones and right wing Troy Terry caught a flight from San Diego to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Center Justin Kloos drove roughly four hours north on Interstate 35 from Des Moines, Iowa. Center Derek Grant hopped aboard a flight from Phoenix.

Defenseman Michael Del Zotto didn’t join the Ducks for Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. He is expected to remain in Vancouver, British Columbia, for several days while his immigration paperwork is completed and approved.

Meet the new Ducks. Definitely not the same as the old Ducks.

General Manager Bob Murray recalled two rookies and one veteran from the minor leagues and made three trades Wednesday in a frenetic attempt to overhaul the Ducks’ roster and snap the reeling team from a franchise-record 12-game losing streak.

Wednesday’s flurry of activity came two days after Murray dealt left wing Andrew Cogliano to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Devin Shore, 24, and three days after Murray said he wasn’t considering replacing Randy Carlyle as coach “at this time” but would try to shake up the roster.

“It’s exciting,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “Obviously, we knew something was going to give at some point. We’re excited to have some fresh guys in the lineup, who haven’t been grinding through this (skid) and, hopefully, that will help spark the group and turn us around.”

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Jones and Terry played pivotal roles in the San Diego Gulls’ point streak that reached 15 consecutive games without them Wednesday with a victory over the Texas Stars. Jones had 12 goals and 24 points with the Gulls; Terry had 16 goals and 37 points.

Jones, 20, and Terry, 21, were recalled and inserted into the Ducks’ lineup after Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg suffered lower-body injuries Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Kesler and Silfverberg were placed on injured reserve. Kesler returned to Anaheim for further medical tests.

Kloos, 25, stayed out late after the Ducks’ morning skate with Andrej Sustr, who also was recalled from San Diego, and wasn’t expected to play against the Wild. Murray sent Pontus Aberg to Minnesota to get Kloos, the first of his three trades Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Grant, 28, didn’t arrive in time to join the Ducks for their morning skate, having been acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for minor-league forward Joseph Blandisi. He was in Arizona with the Penguins, who were there to play the Coyotes on Friday.

Del Zotto, 28, might not make his Ducks debut until next week, depending on how quickly his work visa can be approved. He was in Vancouver, where he and the Canucks played host to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The Ducks acquired him after the game for defenseman Luke Schenn.

“When you bring that many different bodies in, who haven’t been here through this whole grind, they don’t know any better,” Getzlaf said. “They don’t know how much of a struggle it’s been. Hopefully, they can come in and create some life in our lineup.”

MINOR UPDATE

Murray sent Jake Dotchin, Patrick Eaves and Kiefer Sherwood to San Diego in order to make room on the roster for Jones, Sustr and Terry. Eaves, who was sent to the Gulls on a long-term conditioning loan, joined the other two for Wednesday’s victory over the Texas Stars.

“It was good,” Eaves told reporters of playing his first game since Nov. 9 because of a fractured rib, an injury that was not related to his offseason shoulder surgery. “I played with two great players, (Ben) Street and Chase De Leo. They made it easy on me. It was fun to be a part of.”

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.

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